2. Use a socket wrench to loosen the hub nut (pic. 11.2).
Note If the key does not fit into the hole in the center of the wheel, remove the wheel and install the spare wheel.
3. Loosen the wheel nuts, lift the car and place it on supports. Remove the wheel. Drain the transmission fluid (see chapter 1).
4. Disconnect the rod (thrust) anti-roll bar from suspension arms (see chapter 10).
5. Disconnect the lower suspension arm from the steering knuckle (see chapter 10). Loosen the hub/drive shaft mounting nut.
6. Rotate the knuckle hub assembly outward. so that it disengages from the drive shaft (pic. 11.6).
Note. If the drive shaft splines do not come off the hub, tap the end of the shaft with a plastic mallet. Secure the outer end of the drive shaft with a piece of wire to prevent damage to the inner joint.
7. When removing the right drive shaft, carefully disengage its inner pivot from the intermediate shaft. To do this, you can insert a large screwdriver between the inner joint housing and the intermediate shaft bearing housing and use it as a lever.
8. When removing the left drive shaft, pull the inner joint shaft out of the gearbox. To do this, you can insert a large screwdriver between the body of the inner hinge and the transmission box and use it as a lever (pic. 11.8). Be careful. do not damage the differential seal.
9. Supporting the CV joints, remove the input shaft from under the vehicle.
Installation
10. Remove the spring foot from the inner end of the left drive shaft (or from the outer end of the intermediate shaft for the right drive shaft) and replace it with a new one (pic. 11.10, a, b). Lubricate the differential or intermediate shaft seal with multipurpose grease, then reinstall the drive shaft while supporting its pivots.
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Note. Install the spring ring so that its cut is on top. This will make it easier to install the shaft and prevent breakage of the ring.
11. Push the splined end of the inner joint into the differential gear (left drive shaft) or in the intermediate shaft (right drive shaft). Make sure. that the spring hooves pawed into the groove.
12. Apply some grease to the pins on the outer end of the shaft, move the hub aside and slide it onto the drive shaft.
13. Insert the ball joint pin into the steering knuckle and tighten the pinch bolt to the required torque (see technical data at the beginning of chapter 10).
14. Install a new hub/drive shaft nut. Tighten the nut securely, but do not torque tighten until the vehicle is lowered to the ground.
15. Pull on the inner hinge housing (do not pull on the drive shaft) and make sure that the drive shaft is securely held in the gearbox (intermediate shaft).
16. Connect the rod (thrust) anti-roll bar (see chapter 10).
17. Install the wheel, tighten the wheel nuts, then lower the vehicle. Tighten the wheel nuts to the required torque (see technical data at the beginning of chapter 1).
18. Tighten the hub/drive shaft nut to the correct torque. Using a hammer and chisel, caulk the nut into the groove of the drive shaft. Put on the hub cap or wheel cap.
19. Fill the gearbox with oil (see chapter 1).